The story of what probably is the world's No. 1-fished lure began nearly 80 years ago with a simple observation by Finnish angler Lauri Rapala. In 1936, while fishing the waters of Finland's Lake ...

Make fast work of landing and releasing fish with Rapala’s Floating Fish Gripper. The device secures fish firmly without harming them, and features one-hand operation and a quick-release mechanism ...

Joe Babcock, of Manlius, proudly shows a 23-inch, 5.3 pound brown trout he caught on an undisclosed stream in Cortland County on April 5. He said he was using a floating Rapala lure.

If I had to pick a half-dozen lures to take with me all the time no matter where I intended to fish, one of them would no doubt be the celebrated floating Rapala. While we were in Canada a few summers ...